Mechanism for operating fare-registers.



No. 640,800. Patented Jan. 9, I900. J. F. OHMER.

MECHANISM FOR OPERATlNG FARE REGISTERS.

(Application filed Lu 1, 1899.

(No Model.)

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JOHN F. OHMER, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

MECHANISM FOR OPERATING FARE-REGISTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 640,800, dated January 9, 1900.

Application filed August 1,1899, Serial No. 725,800. (No modelfl To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I,JOHN F. OHMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Mechanism for Operating Fare-Registers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to avoid the multiplicity of cords heretofore necessary to the operation of a fare-register arranged to register separately fares of several kinds. In the use of a number of cords great caution is necessary on the part of the conductor in order that he may not register a wrong fare. In place of such cords I make use of a common operating rod or shaft which may be supported in any suitable manner, preferably from the roof of the car, and is arranged to be operated by a single handle in such a way that the movement of the handle to any certain predetermined point will so move the rod or shaft longitudinally that a second motion of the handle in a direction at right angles to its first motion will effect the registry of any desired one of a number of different fares.

The accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, are as follows:

Figure 1 shows the lower portion only of a fare-register and means for communicating motion to the several sets of registering mechanisms thereof from the different individual operating devices contained within the case B. In Fig. 1 the front of the case B is removed. Fig. 2 shows in top View the parts seen in Fig. 1 and the operating-rod S and its attachments with the top piece I) of the case B removed. Fig. shows in an enlarged face view the operating-handle 72, and the indicator-plate d and the rod S located between the supporting-brackets h. Fig. 4: shows in perspective the grooved top piece Z) of the case B.

Similar letters refer to similar parts througlr out the several figures.

' Referring to the drawings, R represents the lower portion of a register of any desired construction, preferablysuch as shown in United States Patent No. 582,366, dated May 11, 1897, and issued to J. F. Ohmer and H. Tyler.

a Z) c d 6 represent the fare pulls or devices, by the operation of which each particular fare is registered separately.

The essential feature of my present invention consists in means whereby the longitudinal and rotary movement of the operatingrod is caused to select and operate the desired one of these fare-pulls a l) c d c. .Vhile these fare-pulls may be operated directly from mechanism on the rod, still I have found it desirable to locate the register near the center of one end of the car, so as to be out of line with the operating-rod. In such a case I make use of a series of slides or equivalent devices which are operated directly from the rod and also mechanism for communicating motion from each of such slides to each of the fare-pulls in the register. In the present case I have shown such an arrangement. From these fare-pulls ab 0 (Z c extend a series of cordsfg htj, respectively, working around under suitable grooved guide-pulleys and connected to the left-hand ends of the slides Yclm n 0, respectively. These slides Zmn 0 work freely in the grooves formed in the under surface of the cap-piece h of the case B. These slides 7t l m n 0 are supported by the horizontal extension formed at the top of the left-hand side of the case B. In this case B are secured the bearings for the operating-rod S. This operating-rod S has secured thereon within the case B the finger b and the sector of a disk b Just beneath this rod S there is seen a horizontal partition I), secured within this case B. In this partition Z)" are formed slots, through which the sector b secured on the shaft S, may be caused to pass by the rotation of the rod S over to the right. This finger b is arranged to engage these slides 7c Z m n 0 only one at a time, when by the longitudinal movement of the rod S the sector b secured thereon, is brought into a position where it will pass into the slots formed in this partition I). This partition I) cooperates with the sector 0 to prevent a 1'0- tation of the rod S over to the right, except when such rod S is in a position to engage, by means of the finger b thereon,some one of the slides lc Zm n o. This case B maybe supported rom the end of the car at such a height as to cause this rod S to occupy ahorizontal position when supported in bearin gs, as h, which may be secured to the under side of the roof of the car. Of these brackets it there may be any desired number. I prefer to locate two of such brackets near the point of operation of the rod S by means of the handle 7L2, with one of such brackets h on each side of the indicator-plate d. This indicator-plate d has extensions d through which this rod S passes. The rod S is splined, so as to receive a feather 7t, secured in one or each of these bearings d This indicator-plate d is preventedfrom longitudinal movement by means of the brackets 7t at each side thereof, while the shaft S, being splined, is capable of only longitudinal movement through the bearings d formed on the indicator-plate d, as the feather 7t,working in the spline in the rod S, prevents a rotation of the rod S relative to the indicatorplate cl. This rod S is capable of both longitudinal and rotary movement in the bearings formed on the lower ends of these brackets h. An operating-handle 71 is secured upon this rod S and carries a spring-pointer s, in the upper end of which is journaled the roller 7', arranged to enter the notches 0" formed near the lower edge of the indicator-plate d, whereby the shaft S may be lightly held in any desired position of longitudinal adj ustment. Opposite each one of the notches r is seen an indication as to the character of the fare that will be registered by the swinging of this shaft S by means of the handle 71 when the roller 9" has engaged the corresponding notch r in this indicator-plate d. It will of course be understood that of these indicatorplates d, with the notches r therein and the suitable fare indications thereon, there may be any desired number, located at convenient points in the car, and all supported and operating in the manner already indicated and described.

In using my operating mechanism the conductor after receiving the fares moves the rod Slongitudinally by means of the handle 72, thereon until the pointer s at the upper end of this handle is opposite the fare indication corresponding tothe fare he has received,at which time the roller "1 will have engaged the corresponding notch r in this indicator-plate (1, serving to hold the rod S in the desired position of longitudinal adjustment. Then the conductor will swing the handle 7L2 toward the center of the car, thereby imparting a 1'0- tary motion over to the right to the rod S, and by this motion the finger b will be caused to operate the desired one of the slides lm a 0, by means of which, through the cords fg h t'j, respectively, the desired individual fare-registering mechanism (L l) 0 (Z c of the fare-register R will be operated.

Nliat I claim is 1. A series of independently operating parts each arranged to actuate a specific fareregistering mechanism, a rod, means for supporting such rod and for imparting thereto both a rotary and a longitudinal movement, means on such rod for cngaging and operating each one individually of such independently-operating parts when brought into operative relation thereto by the longitudinal movement of such rod, and means for preventing a rotative movement of such rod except when in position to actuate one of such independently-operating parts.

2. A series of independently operating parts each arranged to actuate a specific fareregistering mechanism, a rod, means for supporting such rod and for imparting thereto both a rotary and a longitudinal movement, means on such rod for engaging and operating each one individually of such independently-operating parts when brought into operative relation thereto by the longitudinal movement of such rod, and means for indicating when the proper longitudinal movement has been imparted to such rod for actuating any desired one of such independently operating parts.

8. A series of independently operating parts each arranged to actuate a specific farcregistering mechanism, a rod, means for supporting such rod and for imparting thereto both a rotary and a longitudinal movement, means on such rod for engaging and operating each one individually of such independently-operating parts when brought into operative relation thereto by the longitudinal movement of such rod, means for preventing a rotative movement of such rod except when in position to actuate one of such independently-o 'Jerat-ing parts, and means for indicating when the proper longitudinal movement has been imparted to such rod for actuating any desired one of such independently-operating parts.

l. A series of independently operating parts each arranged to actuate a specific fareregistering mechanism, a rod, means for supporting such rod and for imparting thereto both a rotary and a longitudinal movement, means on such rod for engaging and operating each one individually of such independcntly-operating parts when brought into op erative relation thereto by the longitudinal movement of such rod, and means contained within the same case with such independentlyoperating parts, for preventing a rotative movement of such rod except when in position to actuate one of such independently-operating parts.

5. A series of independently operating parts each arranged to actuate a specific fareregistering mechanism, a rod, means for sup porting such rod and for imparting thereto both a rotary and a longitudinal movement, means on such rod for engaging and operating each one individually of such independently-operating parts when brought into op crative relation thereto by the longitudinal I proper longitudinal movement has been in1- movement of such rod, meansoont-ained withparted to such rod for actuating any desired in the same case With such independently-opone of such independently-operating parts. emting parts, for preventing a rotative move JOHN F. OHMER. ment of such rod except when in position to Vitnesses:

actuate one of such independently-operating G. D. BALDWIN,

parts, and means for indicating when the] EMMA L. PEAOOOK. 

